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Usually, it's a matter such as a groin pull, weather or a positive drug test that causes Las Vegas bookmakers' heads to spin. Now, it's the implications of "Deflategate." By upholding New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's four-game suspension to open the regular season, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has restored some calm to a situation that remains "highly fluid," according to one of Las Vegas' most powerful linemakers. "It's not your normal area that we have to consider, but that's the modern world we live in — someone suing," said Jay Rood, director of the MGM Resorts race and sports book that establishes...

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Forget about the -1 they just put up against New Orleans. Focus more on the fact that they allowed just 22 points to the most potent offense in football. Also, they face the hapless Colts this week, which is always a nice holiday treat for a fantasy D. Last week: 22 points allowed This week: @Indianapolis

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Kelvin Sheppard has nearly run the gamut of NFL experiences in his first four seasons.
This former LSU standout has been the hotshot rookie pushed into a starting role. He's been the underachieving starter. Sheppard has also been traded, and then last...

Training camp begins July 30 for the Dolphins, and the tight ends are among the most interesting groups on the team because expectations range from Pro Bowl performance to wait-and-see.
The Dolphins have been searching for a dynamic, playmaking tight end...

Every so often, the question of Dan Marino's legacy comes for a public viewing, and a few applications of education are necessary. And so it was in the past few days when my friend and cohort Omar Kelly took a shotgun approach to Dan Marino's legacy -...

50. "I don't think I've been asked this many questions since my mother caught me drinking in high school." - Don Strock after winning his first game as Dolphins quarterback in 1976
49. "I need this like I need another knee operation."...

They say football is a game of inches. It's also a game full of numbers. As the Dolphins prepare for their 50th season, here is a notable statistic that corresponds to each digit from one through 50.
1 – Don Shula's position on all-time victory list (347...

The Dolphins over-under is 8 1/2 wins, according to the on-line betting site Bovada.com, meaning Las Vegas expectations entering the 2015 are cut-and-pasted from most any year of the past decade.
That number is awful from this standpoint: Hitting the...

Last season, the Dolphins tied for 16th in the NFL with 39 sacks. Their defensive line accounted for 30.5 of those sacks, 78.2 percent.
It's a high percentage, but compare that to Buffalo. The Bills, who led the NFL with 54 sacks, got 46.5 of them...

Bobby Bowden had his share of problem children on his team over the years and defended them all in the name of winning. Deion Sanders quit going to school. Sebastian Janikowski had his share of issues.
But the unique legal issues of Jameis Winston pushed...

The Dallas Cowboys signed undrafted LSU guard La’el Collins to a three-year deal Thursday worth a reported $1.65 million. That means the Miami Dolphins, who sent a contingent of players to visit the prized rookie, will miss out on a prime opportunity to...

Imagine being able to purchase a brand new BMW 5 series sedan for the price of a 10-year-old used Honda Civic.
That's how NFL teams must view former LSU offensive lineman La'el Collins, a projected first-round pick who wasn't selected in last weekend's...

NFL teams began blitzing La'el Collins with offers and promises this week in pursuit of the former LSU offensive lineman, who went undrafted due to uncertainty about his involvement in a former girlfriend's murder.
The Miami Dolphins are the second...

It's all kinds of unseemly and sordid talking about the unique opportunity for a football team due to the murder of a pregnant woman. But that's where we are right now as a Dolphins contingent of players who are Louisiana State alums (and ex-Gator Mike...

LSU offensive lineman La'el Collins, whose draft standing was tarnished because he was linked to a former girlfriend who was recently murdered, will meet with the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday, a day after he met with police in Louisiana in an attempt to...

D’Joun Smith did not spend Friday solely thinking about which franchise would select him in the NFL draft. Smith, unlike many of the other NFL prospects, had an obligation before sitting in front of a TV.
Just hours before the start of the draft’s second...

This will be a very important year for the NFL. Escaping the shadows of the last NFL season will be difficult. But the question remains: What will be the direction and future of the NFL?
The 2015 NFL draft could be a key indicator of just what the NFL...

This is a plea to Dolphins fans specifically, and NFL fans in general: Stop the madness!
Every year, right after the NFL schedule is released, millions of fans go through the ridiculous process of predicting their team’s record by marking each game...

Maryland defensive tackle Darius Kilgo has visited the Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers, according to his agent, John Thornton.
Kilgo met with the New England Patriots prior to the Terps' Pro Day workout in...

1. Sometimes you just have to say the obvious when listening to the inanity around: Sedate me if the Dolphins take a guard with the 14th pick overall. Just sedate me. I don't even know where to start with this. But here's a good point: There are only...

NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly found time for a football toss while serving as the keynote speaker for the YMCA of South Palm Beach County's 13th annual Inspiration Breakfast.There was plenty of room for the friendly play. The sold-out event moved...